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A man accused of lying about seeing clowns in Callaway County is due in court Nov. 4. The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office says it responded to State Road FF Friday morning for a report of two clowns walking along the road carrying guns. Deputies searched the area but did not find anything. Monday morning deputies

Outdoor gear giants Bass Pro and Cabela’s will combine in a $5.5 billion deal announced Monday. Bass Pro is paying Cabela’s shareholders $65.50 cash per share. The deal creates uncertainty about jobs in Cabela’s home state of Nebraska. The combined companies plan to keep some operations in Sidney and Lincoln, Nebraska, but it’s not immediately

Walmart has announced a decision to close a downtown Columbia location. The retail giant announced the decision in a statement Monday morning. The statement said, “After a rigorous review and consideration of various factors, we have made the decision not to renew the lease of the Walmart on Campus.” The company says the location at

TODAY: Clouds will steadily decrease through the afternoon hours, as the stubborn low from last week lifts off to the northeast. Thanks to the low no longer having an influence in our weather, winds have shifted out of the southeast. These winds will warm us up into the mid 70s today, with winds out of

The Public Water Supply for District 2 of Cole County is investigating a complaint of dirty water on Monday morning. Earlier in the day, they received the complaint that a resident’s water was yellow. Our ABC17 crews called the district who was unaware of the problem until Monday morning. They are unsure what could be

As of this morning Matthew has weakened, just slightly. With sustained winds of 130 mph and a slow movement north of 6 mph, Matthew is expected to gain forward speed today and track north. The center of Matthew will approach Jamaica and southwestern Haiti tonight, and eastern Cuba on Tuesday. Hurricane force winds are outwards

Emergency crews were on the scene of a rollover crash Monday morning. It happened around 6:30 Monday morning on County Road 142, about 15 minutes east of Kingdom City. Authorities tell our ABC 17 News crew on scene that they believe the driver navigated a turn too quickly, causing the person to lose control of

Parts of Mid-Missouri are under a Marginal Risk for severe storms on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Storms look to develop in eastern Kansas on Tuesday evening. If these can hold together, these could clip west Mid-Missouri before falling apart. There will be an ample amount of wind shear on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning

The Second Annual Project Homeless Connect in Jefferson City will take place on Monday starting at 10 a.m. and ending at 3 p.m. There will be three churches on East Capitol participating in the event. First United Methodist Church, First Baptist Church and First Christian Church will open their doors at 10 a.m. The event

TODAY: Patchy fog looks likely this morning for areas south of I-70.We’ll finally start to see clouds decreasing through the lunch hour today leaving increasing sun this afternoon and mild temperatures in the mid 70s with a southeasterly wind under 10 mph. TONIGHT: We’ll be dry overnight with a southeasterly wind at 5-7 mph. The

Columbia Police arrested Robert Wallace, 27, Saturday for reportedly forcing his way into a home without permission. Wallace was also wanted by Boone County Sheriff deputies for a similar crime. The department said Wallace forced his way into a home in the 700 block of Demaret Drive on September 27. He allegedly assaulted a woman

The Highway Patrol and the Boone County Fire Protection District responded to a crash on Highway 22 in Sturgeon Sunday afternoon. The crash happened near North Fairgrounds Road around 1:30 p.m. According to the crash report, the incident involved a group of three motorcyclists traveling east on the highway. Troopers said two bikers were slowing

The Missouri State Highway Patrol and Phelps County Sheriff’s Department are investigating the death of a woman found on the side of the road. Phelps County Sheriff’s Deputies and the Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to the 171 West bound mile marker, on Interstate 44, near Rolla and St. Robert for a report of a

A Ohio man is dead after he crashes his motorcycle on I-70 in Saline County. Missouri State Highway Patrol says the crash happened just before 2 p.m., seven miles outside of Marshall. Highway Patrol says the 71 year old biker drove off the left side of the road and hit the median cable. The man

Hurricane Matthew is expected to significantly impact the Caribbean within the next 48 hours with life-threatening rainfall and hurricane force winds upwards to 140 mph. Matthew has been slow to move this weekend, only moving northwest at around 5 mph. It has weakened to a Category 4 hurricane from it’s maximum intensity of a Category

TONIGHT: Clouds will finally start to give way overnight but will remain mostly cloudy till the early morning hours. Temperatures will still remain cool with low temperatures in the mid-50s. Winds will be calm and lead to patchy fog overnight. MONDAY: We should finally see the sun break through Monday morning. Monday morning is likely

A crash in Boone County shut down the passing lane of eastbound I-70 for at least 30 minutes Sunday morning. It happened around 6:30 a.m. on I-70, near Route Z. According to the Highway Patrol crash report, Avery Davis, 19, was driving eastbound when the car drove off the left side of the road, hit

Columbia police tell ABC 17 News they heard a single gunshot from the parking lot of Club Vogue. Officers say there were already there to help with crowd control when they heard the shot. Officers say they then saw a car speeding away from the area. They could not confirm if that car was connected

UPDATE 9:30 A.M.: Columbia police say the two suspects taken into custody in connection to Saturday morning’s shooting are Rod Jamal Jones, 33, and Marlin Cortez Johnson, 20. According to the Columbia Police Department, officers arrived on scene and located the suspect vehicle in Columbia Square Apartments. The driver, Jones, had a handgun in his

TODAY: Clouds will continue to persist into today leaving us with mostly cloudy skies and high in the lower 70s. We have another slight chance for isolated rain showers during the afternoon hours again. The best chance for these showers is areas along and east of US 63. If you have a small umbrella, it